Struggle Street - The Car Crash And Its Effects
A little over a week ago I was involved in a car accident and until tonight perhaps I had underestimated its effect. Last night and tonight I have been in one of the troughs associated with depression and anxiety, feeling lethargic and genuinely finding difficulty in actually moving or doing anything, lost in a circle of thoughts which I cannot shake off. I'm feeling pressure, and feeling wronged. Last week I asked my colleague Dave to give me a lift to work, highly unusual as I drive everywhere. Save for a few little details, in NSW you must carry your driving licence with you when driving. My new licence hadn't arrived in the post so I didn't want to take the risk. On our drive to work, we were stopped in traffic a few cars back waiting for a turning vehicle, which in turn was waiting for pedestrians to cross, then without any warning we were hit with force from behind. I don't use the phrase "without warning" as a cliché, it is literal. There was no scree...